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Pinnacle commits to save energy
The Pinnacle Holdings Group of Companies has pledged to become the 126th partner in the 49M initiative. The company is one of Africa's largest providers of information and communication technology products and services.
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"As an enterprise-sized organisation, we understand that our business activities have an impact on the environment, and it is to this effect that we have decided to commit to being energy efficient as an organisation and implement energy efficient technologies in our business facilities to reduce our energy usage," says Arnold Fourie, CEO of Pinnacle Holdings.
The 49M initiative aims to inspire and rally all South Africans behind a common goal - to save electricity and create a better economic, social and environmental future for all. If we all reduced our energy usage by just 10% it would be as effective as building a brand new power station. Over the last few years, Pinnacle Holdings has endeavoured to be more conscious of its effect on the environment and has introduced initiatives to curb its energy usage.
Server farm achievements
Pinnacle Holdings started an initiative to virtualise its server farm from 2007. To date, over the last eight years the group has:
- Reduced its server farm by 136 servers.
- Reduced its total KVA demand from the Eskom electrical grid by 32KVA per month (on average).
- Reduced its cooling requirement by 92 681 BTUs per month (on average).
- Reduced its CO2 emissions by 343 tons per month (on average).
The company also subscribes to the OSHAS 18001 regulations that are in line with International Legislative Organisation. As part of the Occupational Health and Safety Management Plan, an updated risk assessment has been performed and Pinnacle Holdings has made provision for a Waste Management System as well as a Pollution: Air, Ground and Water System. Waste classifications include general waste, hazardous waste and recyclable waste."I am excited to announce that the 49M pledge will filter through to all of the group companies, including AxizWorkgroup, Pinnacle Africa, DataNet, CentraFin, Infrasol, Merqu Communications, JAG Engineering, Pinnacle Business Solutions, PinnPos, Devtrade, PinnSec, e-Secure and Modrac," concluded Fourie.
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